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lifework

 
Dictionary: life·work   (līf'wûrk') pronunciation
n.
The chief or entire work of a person's lifetime.


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Definition: person's calling
Antonyms: task


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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the principal work of your career


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - livsværk, livsgerning

Nederlands (Dutch)
levenswerk

Français (French)
n. - ¯uvre de toute une vie

Deutsch (German)
n. - Lebenswerk

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - έργο (ολόκληρης) ζωής

Italiano (Italian)
capolavoro

Português (Portuguese)
n. - trabalho (m) de toda a vida

Русский (Russian)
дело всей жизни

Español (Spanish)
n. - trabajo de toda la vida

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - livsverk

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
一生的工作, 毕生的事业

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 一生的工作, 畢生的事業

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 필생의 작업

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 一生の仕事

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عمل العمر, كامل أو أهم ما يقوم به المرء في حياته, عمل يستغرق عمرا بكامله‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מפעל חיים‬


 
 
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